Chiques Tunnel - early view from the 1880's looking south note the light rails of that perios. Tunnel built 1849 - 1850 by the Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy and Lancaster Railroad. Line officially opened to Portsmouth (now Middletown) on Tuesday October 1, 1850.
Trolley trestle over Chiques Creek on the Marietta line shows where car of the Conestoga Traction Company in the middle of the trestle. Pciture also shows the Chiques branch of the Reading Railroad. Pciture taken about 1907. Trestle 950 feet in length, 32 feet in height.
This 1905 post card shows the crossing of the Reading, Marietta & Hanover branch and the Conestoga Traction's Marietta trolley line east of Chickies. Written on front: "Elsie J. Ruby Oct. 7, 1905"